First Peoples Health
Task 2: Poster (800 words)
Task aims
The purpose of these tasks in relation to this course is to provide opportunities to: examine various influences on the health of Aboriginal peoples; apply the knowledge and skills you have gained in the course to case studies; create resources which could be used in community centres, conferences, and other professional presentations; and reflect on ways you and others can change their involvement regarding First Peoples’ Health.
Task description
Explores a range of health issues relevant to Aboriginal peoples.
You should read and understood the instructions and check the marking criteria provided in the task checklists.
You will make a poster that gives an epidemiological overview of ONE of these chronic health conditions, prevalent among Aboriginal peoples:
• Cardiovascular disease
• Diabetes
• Kidney disease.

To assist you in responding to the task, you have been provided with a list of resources and a poster template. Make sure you use the resources provided but also you should look for sources beyond this. The marking guide for this assessment states -Conducts extensive research beyond course readings, using credible academic sources.- This is the criteria you need to meet.
Once you have chosen your topic and read through all your resources, complete the poster as follows:
• Complete the labelled boxes with responses which are concise, directly related to the topic, and cover the key points required.
• A poster should be relatively quick to read. This means that you need to use sub-headings, dot points, bullet points, and colour to create visual impact.
• Ensure that you add two relevant items which give visual impact (e.g. images, diagrams, graphs or tables).
• Support your responses with evidence from the resources, which are appropriately paraphrased, acknowledged, and referenced using the Harvard Referencing Style with in-text citations and a reference list (10 or more).
Weighing : 100%
Harvard Referencing Style: with in-text citations and a reference list (10 or more).
Poster Resources:
Websites
These are key websites that have information on all three chronic health conditions.
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet
http://www.healthinfonet.ecu.edu.au/
Department of Health’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health site
http://www.health.gov.au/indigenous
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW)
https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports-statistics/population-groups/indigenous-australians/overview
The Lowitja Institute
https://www.lowitja.org.au/
Close the Gap campaign for Indigenous Health Equality
https://www.oxfam.org.au/what-we-do/indigenous-australia/close-the-gap/
Closing the gap
http://closingthegap.pmc.gov.au/